Brush-bridle.



UNITED STATES PATENT' OFFICE.

J CHN L. WHITING d5 SON COMPANY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

BRUSH-BRIDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 648,450, dated May 1,1900. Application filed January 3, 1900. Serial No. 221. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR H. WoLcoT'r, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residingat Pleasant street, Winthrop, in the county of Suolk andState of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements inBrush- Bridles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in metallic brush-bridles forpaint, varnish, or similar brushes, round, oval, or flat shaped, for thepurpose of preventing the undue spreading of the bristles when the brushis in use, or otherwise, and at the same time imparting aproper anddesired flexibility to the brush, as will hereinafter be more fullyshown and described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,wherein- Figure 1 represents a front elevation of a brush provided withmy improved bridle, part of which is shown in section; and Fig. 2represents a side elevation of the same.

Similar letters refer to similar parts wherever they occur on thedierent parts of the drawings.

Metallic brush-bridles have heretofore been made composed of a metalbristle-inclosing ring or band rigidly secured to the ferrule of thebrush; but such construction is objectionable, as it is liable toconfine the bristles too rigidly in position without giving to saidbristles that degree of flexibility which is desirable during the use ofthe brush. To obtain s uch advantage, I construct my improvedbrush-bridle as follows:`

In the drawings, A represents the bristles of a brush, secured in asuitable manner to and within the metal ferrule B.

C in the drawings represents the brushhandle, as usual. Y

D represents the metallic bridle, made in the form of a band or ring,adapted to encompass the bristles A at a proper distance below the lowerportion of the ferrule B, as shown. To said bridleDaresecured or madeintegral therewith a pair of metal arms or projections E E, the upperends of which are pivotally connected to two opposite sides of theferrule B, as shown. In practice I prefer to make such pivotalconnection by means of screws F F, going loosely through perforations inthe ends of the armsor projections E E and ferrule and screwed into thebrushhead Gr, as shown in Fig. l. By means of such screws F F the armsEEmay be secured more or less firmly to the ferrule B, so as to adjustthe frictional resistance between said arms and ferrule, andconsequently rendering the bridle D and bristles more or less yieldingduring the use of the brush.

` I wish to state that I do not desire to confine myself to the use ofscrews as pivotal connections between the bridle-arms and the ferrule,as I may use escutcheon-pins, rivets, or similar pivotal devices forsuch purpose without departing from the essence of my in- Vention.

What I wish to secure by Letters Patent and claim isii In combinationwith abrush the herein-de scribed bridle for brushes, consisting of ametal ring or band D, inclosing the bristles of the brush below theferrule B, said band or ring having arms or projections E, E, pivotallyconnected to opposite sides of the said ferrule, substantially asand-for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

ARTHUR H. WOLCOTT.

Witnesses:

ALBAN ANDRN, HENRY H. HILL.

